Lagarde Calls for Euro-Zone Action

By

Eamon Quinn And

Paul Hannon

Updated March 8, 2013 9:20 a.m. ET

DUBLIN—The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Friday the European Central Bank should consider a further cut in its key interest rate, a day after its president played down the possibility of taking further steps to revive the euro-zone economy.

In a speech in Dublin, Christine Lagarde also suggested the ECB could also help Ireland and Portugal return to the international bond markets when their bailout loans have been...